The Northern Health Region says it will likely take a month to address the ongoing issues surrounding hot water at some areas of the Thompson General Hospital.
The Northern Health Region says it will likely take a month to address the ongoing issues surrounding hot water at some areas of the Thompson General Hospital.
A spokesperson says two separate systems involving hot water delivery are being attributed to equipment failures, and have been tagged and signed as out-of-service.
Additionally, some patient areas have low, poor, or no hot water.
They add temporary hot water solutions are being implemented as part of contingency planning.
Flin Flon MLA Tom Lindsey says the issue should have been resolved immediately.
“We have a hospital that people in the North rely on for care, for operations and general care. It’s unacceptable that they do not have hot water, whether it’s for a day or even an hour. This has been going on now for at least a week and I believe it was a week or more before I found out about it. I’m sure there is a way to expedite getting it solved there or finding some kind of work around.”
The spokesperson says the best estimate for hot water to be restored for the Emergency Department should be about a month, while the wards and rooms affected should be cleared up by the end of the month, citing supply chain issues.
